SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), in partnership with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), is proud to announce the graduation of seven project teams from the 2025 Oregon Supportive Housing Institute (SHI). These teams receive intensive training and technical assistance to help design and develop deeply affordable housing with wraparound services known as Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH).

“In almost every community in Oregon—rural, suburban and urban—it is hard to make everyday ends meet,” said OHCS Executive Director Andrea Bell. “Housing can be a gateway to economic mobility, and yet it is increasingly an economic barrier for many. State supported and locally driven solutions like supportive housing, address housing affordability, stability and quality.”

The SHI is a key part of Oregon’s PSH pipeline strategy, and 50 teams have completed the institute so far. These teams have opened 570 units with supportive services and 490 more on the way throughout Oregon using OHCS PSH Program resources.

"Thinking back over the now six years of the Oregon Institute, it is such a pleasure to see quality supportive housing whole heartedly embraced across the state,” said Rae Trotta, CSH senior program manager. “At this point we even see new affordable housing projects prioritizing community centered design which speaks to the powerful and concentric impacts PSH, from project planning to concept, has the field."

This year’s cohort represents a diverse range of communities and populations, from rural Curry County to urban Portland. It includes projects focused on veterans, BIPOC communities, older adults, and individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.

These projects are expected to move into development over the next 12–24 months, with support from OHCS and other funding partners. Watch this video to learn more about each project.

2025 SHI Graduates and Their Projects:

For more information about the Supportive Housing Institute and Oregon’s efforts to end chronic homelessness, visit https://www.oregon.gov/ohcs/development/Pages/permanent-supportive-housing.aspx.

About Oregon Supportive Housing Institute  
The Oregon Supportive Housing Institute (SHI) is a signature initiative of Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) in collaboration with and support from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS). Since its start in the state, 43 teams have participated in the Oregon SHI that has resulted in 339 new PSH units, with more than 360 PSH units in development. The Oregon SHI has had diverse statewide representation from every region in Oregon, including projects from Central Oregon (Bend and Warm Springs), Coastal Regions (Astoria, Coos Bay/North Bend, Manzanita, Toledo), Corvallis, Eastern Oregon (Ontario and Lakeview), Eugene, Portland and greater Portland Metro (Gladstone, Happy Valley, Newberg, Tualatin/Tigard), Salem, and Southern Oregon (Medford/Grants Pass, Roseburg).

About Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)  

OHCS is Oregon's housing finance agency. The state agency provides financial and program support to create and preserve opportunities for quality, affordable housing for Oregonians of low and moderate income. OHCS administers programs that provide housing stabilization. OHCS delivers these programs primarily through grants, contracts, and loan agreements with local partners and community-based providers. For more information, please visit: oregon.gov/ohcs. 

Supportive Housing (CSH) 
The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) is the national champion for supportive housing, demonstrating its potential to improve the lives of very vulnerable individuals and families by helping communities create more than 385,000 real homes for people who desperately need them. CSH engages broader systems to fully invest in solutions that drive equity, help people thrive, and harness data to generate concrete and sustainable results. Visit us at www.csh.org.